8/27/11

Savannah 7 Charleston 6


The first game of the five game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs was played in front of 1,699 fans Friday evening at Grayson Stadium. It is the final home stand of the regular season. Going into the game, Savannah was tied for first place with Augusta with 10 games remaining. It was an exciting finish, with the score tied at 6-6, Savannah scored the winning run in the 9th inning when ssLuis Nieves suicide squeeze bunt scored cBlake Forsythe from 3rd base.

Savannah took a 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning. Forsythe singled, 3bAderline Rodriquez doubled and both runners scored on a single by 2bJ. B. Brown.

In the 3rd inning, Charleston took a 4-2 lead as they scored 4 runs on 6 hits(2 doubles and 4 singles).

Savannah tied the game at 4-4 in the 4th inning on back to back home runs by Forsythe over the left-center fence and Rodriquez over the left field fence.

In the 6th inning, Gnats scored 2 runs. cfDarrell Ceciliani singled, stole second, and scored from third base on a wild pitch. DhAlbert Cordero singled to score a run.

The Gnats out hit the RiverDogs 15-9. Ceciliani was 4-for-5 with a triple, 2 stolen bases and one run scored. Cordero was 2-for-5 with 1 RBI. 1bJoe Bonfe went 2-for-5 with a double. Forsythe was 2-for-3 with a home run, 3 runs scored, and 1 RBI. Rodriquez went 3-for-5, with a home run, double, 2 runs scored, 1RBI and a stolen base.

Starting pitcher for Savannah Angel Cuan pitched 6 innings, gave up 6 runs on 9 hits, 1BB, 1K.
Chase Huchingson pitched 2 shutout innings, did not allow a hit, 1BB, 2K. Winning pitcher,Ronny Morla(3-3) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out 1 batter.

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